Activities of Linda McAVAN related to 2017/2258(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Implementation of the Development Cooperation Instrument, the Humanitarian Aid Instrument and the European Development Fund (debate)
Amendments (2)
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas effective development cooperation requires innovative approaches, giving donors the agility to respond quickly to local situations and to work with local organisations and support local businesses and entrepreneurs, especially in the poorest and most fragile countries; Whereas the EU’s audit system must give donors the flexibility to take on a reasonable amount of risk in such projects, enhancing the EU’s ability to react quickly and deliver effective aid;
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41 a (new)
Paragraph 41 a (new)
41a. Stresses that financial flexibility in the new EFIs should also extend to the flexibility in-country to discretionarily award small grants to local CSOs, businesses and entrepreneurs; considers that the Commission should review its current auditing requirements in respect of development aid in order to allow an increased risk profile for of small scale, in-country grants;